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Real Madrid have won 15 of their last 18 meetings, although Alavés did win 2-1 in Valdebebas last season. Since, los Blancos have won at Mendizorroza twice, both by the same 4-1 scoreline.
Real Madrid to win and both teams to score NO is 20/21.
Vinícius Júnior is 15/4 to break the deadlock and 10/11 to add to his 15 goals this season.
Match preview
After a very underwhelming and ultimately disappointing result in mid-week, Real Madrid are back on league duty.
On Tuesday night, Real Madrid took on Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie.
Despite accumulating an xG figure of just 0.13, they looked set to leave Parc des Princes with the goalless draw they’d come for.
But, with the very last kick of the night, Kylian Mbappé dribbled through and slotted home a dramatic winner for PSG.
Thus, the 13-times winners will need a drastically improved performance when the French league-leaders visit Madrid on 9 March.
Before then, Carlo Ancelotti’s side want to remain top of La Liga.
Last weekend, los Merengues’ lead was cut to fourth points as they could only draw 0-0 with Villarreal at Estadio de la Cerámica.
This actually means Real Madrid have only won three of their last seven La Liga fixtures, meaning they can’t afford another slip-up here.
Deportivo Alavés, in contrast, are fighting for their lives at the other end of the table.
José Luis Mendilibar enjoyed his first victory as Alavés Head Coach last weekend, thereby ending the club’s 11-match winless run.
Mamadou Loum opened the scoring at Mendizorrotza before Joselu’s late penalty downed Valencia 2-1.
Nevertheless, el Glorioso, having not won since 6 November before this, remain in the bottom three, four points from safety.
Will Real Madrid be far too strong at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu?
Real Madrid team news
Carlo Ancelotti rotated quite heavily last weekend with the PSG away match in mind.
Marcelo, Federico Valverde and even Gareth Bale started at El Madrigal; the Welshman hadn’t kicked a ball for Real since 28 August before this.
With no mid-week game coming up, there’s no need for Ancelotti to do the same here.
Karim Benzema played 87 minutes in Paris on Tuesday but clearly wasn’t fit so might not start this one.
Given that Luka Jović clearly isn’t fancied by his manager, Rodrygo, Eden Hazard or even Gareth Bale again could be in the XI here.
Deportivo Alavés team news
José Luis Mendilibar meanwhile will be hoping the extra rest his team have enjoyed can help to bridge to quality gap.
Ximo Navarro is a long-term absentee at right-back so Nahuel Tenaglia will keep his place there.
Joselu remains vitally important to this team having scored a staggering 12 of their 19 (63.2%) of their La Liga goals this season.
Their next highest scorers are Mamadou Loum and captain Víctor Laguardia who both have two.
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